The population-based study of oncology surgery department service during COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Single Center Hospital

Autor: Meirisa Ardianti, Muhammad David Perdana Putra, Kristanto Yuli Yarso
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Science Annals, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2617-2682
DOI: 10.26697/ijsa.2021.2.7
Popis: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented threat to global healthcare delivery. Moewardi Hospital was appointed by the government of Indonesia to be a COVID-19 one of regional hospital by June 2020. Other than COVID-19 cases, the hospital also provides care for other diseases which also provides care for oncology patients. The aim of the study: to assess the impact of the social restriction on oncology services in this hospital. Materials and Methods: This study compares the number of patients undergoing oncology surgery in the Central Surgery Unit and the number of patients attending the Outpatient Surgical Oncology Unit in March to July 2020 with the number of patients in the same timeframe in the previous year (2019). Results: The number of oncology operations in the Central Surgery Unit of Moewardi Hospital declined substantially during the 5-month pandemic period compared to the same period in the previous year, 2019 (p
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